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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Well it's been a while since I posted here , have been tackling a serious revamp/clearout of my workroom studio which I must admit has proved far more complicated and tedious than I imagined, I have tried to be ruthless thinning down unsold artwork and clearing out unused clutter but like the magic porridge pot it just seems to keep coming!This week I have had to cope with a few family mini crises while trying to get organized for this weekends art exhibition so it 's been all go.

On Monday I was astonished to note that my website registered it's 10,000th visitor! (if only I could have charged £1 per visit :-))

To my surprise I also had a late Christmas commission, and another enquiry that dissolved into nothing, (I had almost forgotten that I do pet portraits) so will have to get back into practice after the exhibition.Today I am reframing and mounting work to exhibit at the weekend and praying that I make some late sales to make up for the lack of commissions, wish me luck!

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

This is a small diversion for me, I recently attended a local farmers ploughing match and have been inspired to paint the work going on there, some of the ploughs were horsedrawn and these are the ones I had originally intended to paint but after a request from my husband I decided to give the tractor a spin, this was a challenge as I rarely paint such hard edged creatures :-)

Anyway the finished painting has met with hubby's approval so can't be too far off the mark....................now to search out those heavy horses

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About Me

I am a British artist working mainly on pet portrait commissions.
I inherited a love of drawing and painting from my Dad who is such a dedicated artist that he re-learned to paint using his left hand after a devastating stroke robbed him of his dominant right!I am passionate about animals of all kinds especially dogs and cats and they appear in most of my work somewhere.
My only formal training consisted of an Art foundation studies course at the local college during my teens after which painting became a hobby for far too many years!
In 2007 a sudden lack of employment finally pushed me into taking my art more seriously and I now have the luxury of painting on a (almost) daily basis and am at long last trying to earn a crust doing what I love most.